disfrazar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
disfrazar — to dress up
The imperative for disfrazar uses 'disfraza' (tú) and 'disfracen' (ustedes), with a Z to C change in formal forms.
disfrazar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to dress up or put on a costume. 'Disfraza al niño' (Dress up the child).
Notes on disfrazar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' change the Z to C (disfrace, disfracen, disfracemos). The 'tú' form remains 'disfraza'.
Example Sentences
¡Disfraza a tu hermano para la fiesta!
Dress up your brother for the party!
tú
Disfracen a los perros para el concurso.
Dress up the dogs for the contest.
ustedes
Disfrazad a los niños antes de salir.
Dress up the children before leaving.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: disfraz
Correct: disfraza
Why: 'Disfraz' is the noun (costume); 'disfraza' is the command (dress up).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: disfrazo
The present tense of disfrazar is completely regular: disfrazo, disfrazas, disfraza, disfrazamos, disfrazáis, disfrazan.
Preterite
yo: disfracé
Disfrazar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes Z to C: disfracé.
Imperfect
yo: disfrazaba
The imperfect of disfrazar is regular: disfrazaba, disfrazabas, disfrazaba, disfrazábamos, disfrazabais, disfrazaban.
Future
yo: disfrazaré
The future tense of disfrazar is regular: disfrazaré, disfrazarás, disfrazará, disfrazaremos, disfrazaréis, disfrazarán.
Conditional
yo: disfrazaría
The conditional of disfrazar is regular: disfrazaría, disfrazarías, disfrazaría, disfrazaríamos, disfrazaríais, disfrazarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: disfrace
The present subjunctive of disfrazar features a Z to C spelling change in all forms: disfrace, disfraces, disfrace, disfracemos, disfracéis, disfracen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: disfrazara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular for disfrazar: disfrazara, disfrazaras, disfrazara, disfrazáramos, disfrazarais, disfrazaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no disfraces
The negative imperative of disfrazar always uses the Z to C spelling change: no disfraces, no disfrace, no disfracen.